Following a meeting in Melbourne, the Board said that four selectors was now the most appropriate size for the panel and that Hughes would make way from the previous five-man group.

"After feedback from panel Chairman Andrew Hilditch during today's meeting, the Board unanimously decided that David Boon, Jamie Cox and Greg Chappell were the best people to join him on the four-member panel," CA chief executive James Sutherland said in a statement.

"Andrew was clear in his assessment that Merv had been a good selector and a strong contributor around the selection table, but that Cox, Boon and Chappell were the better options to continue on the panel.